Uuggh, i cant decide ><

[Caboose]

Okay basically im down between a 3.5 CVT a/c and the V6 AT Accord Coupe, both fully loaded w/o nav. I've got about a month to decide and right now im leaning towards the a/c but for some reason there's something about the Accord that is holding me back from being 100% with the a/c and I can't figure it out.

Obviously being on a nissan forum you guys would suggest the a/c but to me they seem to be the same car pretty much performance whys so really it just comes down to looks? What do you guys think, is there anything about the a/c that really puts it over the accord?

[TheBourneAltimatum]

Okay basically im down between a 3.5 CVT a/c and the V6 AT Accord Coupe, both fully loaded w/o nav. I've got about a month to decide and right now im leaning towards the a/c but for some reason there's something about the Accord that is holding me back from being 100% with the a/c and I can't figure it out.

Obviously being on a nissan forum you guys would suggest the a/c but to me they seem to be the same car pretty much performance whys so really it just comes down to looks? What do you guys think, is there anything about the a/c that really puts it over the accord?

here's the deal...the accord coupe is nothing speacial...but since the a/c is brand new all the aftermarket companies are fighting to make mods for it...and the accord no

[bembol]

I have to say I never liked Honda Accord Coupe.

I have the 3.5SE with Premium Package, the CVT & VDC are the two reasons why I prefer it.

I did take the V6/Automatic out for a spin. HAC Advantages IMO are...

1. Honda/Reliability2. Room & Comfort

[Caboose]

oh okay, so pretty much if i want to mod get the a/c?

yeah that was one the reasons why i was leaning towards the a/c because of all the parts out already for it, even though i cant afford any yet >< haha but yeah i def plan on modding so i suppose the a/c will be the way to go.

[TheBourneAltimatum]

oh okay, so pretty much if i want to mod get the a/c?

yeah that was one the reasons why i was leaning towards the a/c because of all the parts out already for it, even though i cant afford any yet >< haha but yeah i def plan on modding so i suppose the a/c will be the way to go.

if you are getting 3.5se you should get 6MT...i got cvt for fuel economy reasons

[mcheddadi]

Okay basically im down between a 3.5 CVT a/c and the V6 AT Accord Coupe, both fully loaded w/o nav. I've got about a month to decide and right now im leaning towards the a/c but for some reason there's something about the Accord that is holding me back from being 100% with the a/c and I can't figure it out.

Obviously being on a nissan forum you guys would suggest the a/c but to me they seem to be the same car pretty much performance whys so really it just comes down to looks? What do you guys think, is there anything about the a/c that really puts it over the accord?

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choose your destiny....MORTAL KOMBAT!

[Caboose]

well i would get the MT but i dunno how to drive stick.. lol and i have to drive it 400 miles the same day i get it. I would learn how to, but no one in my family around here has a MT for me to practice with haha

you know that same ol' story, kid with divorced parents lives with the mom and has the rich dad. yeah thats me :/ gotta go up to georgia pick out a car, pop pays for, and i drive home.

[Caboose]

haha thanks mcheddadi for the comparisons, i dunno the front end on the accord is killer, but i think i like the a/c exterior better

oh and damn thats a nice rear end on that 2nd pic btw haha

[Loop]

wowzers, strong glutes and hamstring!

[Malves85]

I was in the same boat as you and ended up going for the Altima. It all comes down to looks in the end. They are both very evenly matched spec wise. Even though not many aftermarket parts are out for the Accord yet Honda offers their own line. When you build your Accord online you can add on side skirts and all that good stuff that you cant with the Altima. They are both Japanese so you know they will last forever and all sorts of mods will be out for the both of them soon enough. What won me over to the Altima was looks and company. Im a fan of streamline looks. I love how the Altima is very smooth like the air just glides right off of it. The Honda is more angular and edgy. At first I thought the Honda was ugly but then I saw it with a spoiler and it wasnt too bad. Kind of like the Scion Tc. The spoiler makes the car. Its purely personal opinion of which looks best. What also drew me to the Altima was Nissan. This is my first car im actually buying and not leasing. Im young and want to build a relationship with a company so when I buy/lease my next cars I can get discounts and treated well since I'm a long term returning customer. I love the 350z and of course the GT-R. I plan on owning the 350z next and when I'm a little older and richer hopefully the GT-R. Honda really has no cars I like. Maybe the S2000 but im not a big fan of it. I want to buy from a company that has a lineup of cars I want to keep coming back to.One last thing that just jumped in my mind is exclusiveness. Might sound weird but I like having a car not many other people have. Ive already seens dozens of new accord coupes around here. I cant drive more then 1min without seeing an accord coupe of any year. Ive only seen 3 Altima coupes to date and none have been in my town. Only one in my state.

Hope this helps you out a little. Make sure you take both for a test drive before you decide. Ive been fixed on the Altima but decided to drive the Honda just to compare. The Altima has a sportier feel and is much more fun to drive. Plus you cant beat the CVT. Honda also has this light that comes on when it isnt being pushed it shuts off 3 valves to save gas. Dont know much about it but just worries me. Usually when you turn something on and off quite often it breaks a lot faster which I would be scared of with the Honda.

[Caboose]

yeah this will be a first car for me as well, ive been driving for about 8 months so far and am getting a new car cause my P.O.S '95 ranger breaks down every 2 weeks. So, really no matter what i get it's going to be better than that.

I guess i really wont find out untill i test drive them, but yeah being the typical teenager i'd like the a/c more for the sporty feel. As for looks i really cant decide which i like more, the front end on the accord looks awesome while the front end of the a/c just looks sort of dull to me but the rest of the a/c i think looks better than accord.

And as for the V6 cutting down to 3 cylinders i dont see any problem with it, my dad has the new tahoe which switches from V8 to 4 cylinders and hes had no problem with it yet and hes had for over a year now.

[TheBourneAltimatum]

well i would get the MT but i dunno how to drive stick.. lol and i have to drive it 400 miles the same day i get it. I would learn how to, but no one in my family around here has a MT for me to practice with haha

you know that same ol' story, kid with divorced parents lives with the mom and has the rich dad. yeah thats me :/ gotta go up to georgia pick out a car, pop pays for, and i drive home.

co-worker anybody...believe me if you are willing to mod your car a lot i would get 6MT, learning is not hard at all....and its not like you have to get tomorrow...they wont stop production lol...there is plenty time for learning...i got my cvt for just simple mods such as I/H/E which also boost fuel economy

[mcheddadi]

yeah this will be a first car for me as well, ive been driving for about 8 months so far and am getting a new car cause my P.O.S '95 ranger breaks down every 2 weeks. So, really no matter what i get it's going to be better than that.

I guess i really wont find out untill i test drive them, but yeah being the typical teenager i'd like the a/c more for the sporty feel. As for looks i really cant decide which i like more, the front end on the accord looks awesome while the front end of the a/c just looks sort of dull to me but the rest of the a/c i think looks better than accord.

And as for the V6 cutting down to 3 cylinders i dont see any problem with it, my dad has the new tahoe which switches from V8 to 4 cylinders and hes had no problem with it yet and hes had for over a year now.

There's the new stillen bumper if you find the OEM front fascia too dull

[Caboose]

yeah, i might be able to get a friend to teach me. Don't know him that much, just a guy i talk to in class but he may let me use his car.

would getting the 6MT be worth if all i plan on doing is the I/H/E as well? Cause i think thats all ill be able to afford really, cause that plus rims/tires, window tint, and sound system is going to be pretty damn expensive. specially with a $7/ hr job... lol

[Caboose]

yeah i really dig that stillen front kit, but i dunno it doesnt match the rest of the car to me i mean it matches the back a little i guess but not the side skirts.

your ride looks great btw, get some rims and i think you'd be set (for me atleast haha)

EDIT: well havent seen your ride but that first pic ive seen on other topics, addias2go or something like that?

[mcheddadi]

yeah i really dig that stillen front kit, but i dunno it doesnt match the rest of the car to me i mean it matches the back a little i guess but not the side skirts.

your ride looks great btw, get some rims and i think you'd be set (for me atleast haha)

EDIT: well havent seen your ride but that first pic ive seen on other topics, addias2go or something like that?

Yeah, it's adidas2go's ride with the stillen bumper. I'm waiting for another bumper design even though I find the stillen one cool. It's a little too radical of a departure from the original one for me.

[TheBourneAltimatum]

yeah, i might be able to get a friend to teach me. Don't know him that much, just a guy i talk to in class but he may let me use his car.

would getting the 6MT be worth if all i plan on doing is the I/H/E as well? Cause i think thats all ill be able to afford really, cause that plus rims/tires, window tint, and sound system is going to be pretty damn expensive. specially with a $7/ hr job... lol

i think if you're gonna go for a 3.5 its best if you get 6mt...becasue some cvt 3.5's are governed at 111 and otheres at 130...but the 6mt is governed at 146 and with a technosquare reflsh you can get that taken care of and raise your rev limiter past 7200 rpm

[itsjustbusiness]

I was in the exact same situation. Honestly, I heard the Honda Accord Coupe performs better than the A/C but not by much. Also, lookswise, they're pretty similar. I think the A/C's rear end is better than the Honda's rear but the Honda front is, in my opinion, better than the A/C's. Also, the stock rims on the Honda are nicer. Interior wise, I think the Honda Accord was better. But, the A/C does offer the push start which is pretty clutch, let me tell you. I test drove both and I actually preferred the Honda Accord Coupe. Still, the A/C is my baby and its amazing. New mods are pretty sick and this forums like a family so you'll be in good hands. Make the right choice!

[Caboose]

yeah thats another thing i liked was this forum, it looks really helpful. Plus the 8thaccord forum is no good. guess no body really owns them yet or cares about them lol but yeah ill test drive both anyways when the time comes around but im thinking a/c is the way to go.

I plan on getting a 3.5 super black fully loaded, cept w/o nav and if i learn to drive stick in time ill be getting the 6MT if not ill have to go CVT but which ever i go with im sure ill love cause its really my 1st car so i cant compain

[Robs_altima]

I bought the my Altima 3.5 with everything Nissan offered, but I made my decision while keeping the Accord coupe in mind back in August. I prefer FWD for my wintery state so that naturally ruled out RWD cars (G35 ect). What really didn't it for me was pretty much what did it for most of these guys, the stream line body design. The Accord is much sharper and demands a bit more attention. I'd bet you'd get better reliability out of the Accord but not by a whole lot…. I don't know, it really comes down to you style preferences. Although the VQ has been on the leader boards of top 10 best engines for the past what, ten years… I know they use the block in just about everything but I would give them a lot of peace of mind that the thing is built as solid as a naturally aspirated block comes.

[Sacky2.5]

I would say this:

get the honda if you want more comfort/daily driver

get the altima if you want a more sporty/fun ride

i test drove both and, in terms of performance, both rides were equally responsive, the power was there, so like everyone else here says, it mostly comes down to the looks (both interior and exterior)

i find the accord to be too big (ie not snug enough) for me - i'm 5'8" 140lbs, while the altima fit me like a glove. The interior on the altima is also more driver-centric, if that makes any sense. Everything seems to be better focused on the driver, rather than just placing a bunch of buttons in the center console.

Yeah, the exterior attracted me in the beginning, but the more I drive my altima, the more I feel like I made the right choice.

I have the 2.5s 6mt with everything but nav. I love the car, wish I could have the nav, but it's not necessary.

If you're getting the 3.5, I would STRONGLY recommend learning to drive stick and get the 6MT. When I was learning how to drive stick, it took me about 4-5 tries for ~45-50minutes each to learn. It's really not hard.

-my 0.02

[LongBeachCoupe]

Dont teachers drive Hondas?

[mazda2005]

honestly what sold me on the A/C coupe over the Honda was body. A/C looks like a G35 with a trunk similar to the G6 coupe. Honda doesnt look too appealing and the trunk couldn't look any more stupid its like the designer got bored.

[wild willy]

Accord coupe is hot...Much better made, much better materials...But the VQ rocks and there is that little thing..I hate honda..

[fooks]

I was in the exact same position as well. Two defining factors for me...

1. Accord coupe is bloody too big! And doesn't feel right.

2. The Accord coupe was about $5000 more expensive in the end for the same performance (at least where I was)... Nissan did give me $7000 off to win me over. Honda wasn't willing to budge from a basic $4000 off. And the car was more expensive.

But you know what? I do not regret my decision at all... the A/C is one sexy car.. maybe not as pratical but if you were in it for praticality .. than a coupe isn't what you want anyways! :p

[wild willy]

Honda dealers act as if they are selling the best Gawd Damn product on the planet.............I hate them, I hate Corporate Honda...I hate Honda Service Depts

[chow]

The accord is realllly big. If your planning to ride 5 people all the time id suggest the honda but.. who do you really drive for.. You or your friends/family?That is the question.

BTW, The turning radius on the accord cant be as great as the Altima because that thing is so long, its like a boat. That being said, i dont know how good it is on the track.

[wild willy]

How is the AC turning radius?

My Altima makes a School Bus look nimble

[Caboose]

yeah, well im pretty excited to test drive both. who knows what ill be driving home cause i may even change my mind at the last second and go with something completely diferent. If it werent for gas prices and mpg id be getting the '08 chevy silveraldo in a heartbeat haha

oh one more question about the a/c, does it have any kind of torque steer when you get on it? cause my step-dad has the new maxima and when he guns it he has to hold on tight cause its got a violent jerk, and i dont think i want that haha

[Mr. Music]

When I went to the Nissan dealer for the first time to look at the coupes, they only had 3.5s. So, I took one out for a spin: no torque steer there (and none on my 2.5 either). As far as a jerk, I didn't notice anything "violent", but all cars are going to jerk when you drop the hammer...